Feb. 4 - Professional Orgs, Advocacy, L2 Acquisition

Class 2 Overview:

Theories of FL Learning and Methodologies of FL Teaching:

Second and FL Teaching Methods
Theories and Research - L2 Acquisition

Professional Organizations:

1. Western New York Foreign Language Educator's Council:
WNYFLEC

2. New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers:
NYSAFLT
Why Join NYSAFLT?


3. American Council on the Teachers of Foreign Language:
ACTFL

4. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese:
AATSP

5. American Association of Teachers of French
AATF

6. American Association of Teachers of German
AATG

Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI):

The OPI needs to be completed prior to student teaching. This is a measure of the student teacher's language proficiency.
The OPI: An Overview
The ACTFL OPI Interview

Advocating for Foreign Language Learning:

Global Competency
NYSAFLT Advocacy
ACTFL Advocacy
Lead with Languages Video

Videos to Build Background Knowledge: L2 (second language) Acquisition:

Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
Foundations of Second Language Learning
Key Factors in Second Language Acquisition Research
SLA Theories: Input Interaction Output
Stephen Krashen on Language Acquisition

Stephen Krashen on L2 Acquisition:

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